Building Information Modelling Contract Job Trends in the South West

Building Information Modelling (BIM)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Building Information Modelling skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 153 - 143
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Building Information Modelling 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.028% - 0.035%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.035% - 0.042%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £438 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - -
75th Percentile £513 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £510 £438 £494
% change year-on-year +16.46% -11.39% -21.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £50.00
England median hourly rate £39.00 £42.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -8.24% -15.00% +29.03%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South West

Building Information Modelling falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the South West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,856 1,710 2,369
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 80.04% 89.72% 83.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,594 1,002 1,514
10th Percentile £325 £220 £263
25th Percentile £419 £363 £421
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.33%
75th Percentile £613 £613 £630
90th Percentile £705 £688 £700
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 429 203 298
10th Percentile £14.97 £15.17 £15.58
25th Percentile £31.25 £18.51 £40.00
Median hourly rate £57.50 £25.15 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +128.63% -61.31% -
75th Percentile £68.00 £65.00 £72.50
90th Percentile £79.20 £70.00 £75.75
England median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +78.93% -40.82% -

Building Information Modelling
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Building Information Modelling relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Building Information Modelling job vacancy trend in the South West

Building Information Modelling
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Building Information Modelling.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Building Information Modelling

Building Information Modelling
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Building Information Modelling.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Building Information Modelling

Building Information Modelling
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Building Information Modelling within the South West region over the 6 months to 2 August 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bristol - 1 £475 - 8
Building Information Modelling
England

Building Information Modelling
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Navisworks
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ANSYS